Waste reduction

1. What does the three R’s of recycling mean?

• reduce review reuse

• reduce reuse recycle

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• recover review reuse

Most recycling focuses on four major categories of products. Which one of these is NOT one of them?

• paper

• garden waste

• plastic

• glass

Which one of these is CANNOT be recycled?

• takeaway coffee cups

• cardboard

• milk cartons

• glossy magazines

Which of the following is an example of reusing?

• using fewer napkins when you eat

• using less water when you brush your teeth

• bringing cans back to a recycling center

• washing zip top bags after use

By reducing landfills, the benefits are

• Recyclable items can be donated to charity

• divert waste from creating more landfills

• reducing landfill problems such as contaminated rivers

• all of the above

The picture is one of the solutions to ______ waste

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

• recover

What is an example of recovery of waste?

• processing waste oil so it become a cleaner fuel

• processing waste oil so it becomes an efficient fuel

• burning waste oil for its energy

• all of the above

Why waste reduction should be solved properly? (click all answers)

• to reduce bad environmental effects

• to reduce bad health effects

• more space to build buildings

• all of the above

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce the amount of waste?

• repair something broken

• composting

• buying food which is wrapped in plastic

• make a meal plan

What do waste-to-energy facilities do?

• create electricity from waste

• recycle usable materials from landfills

• allow people to scavenge landfills

• collect waste batteries for reuse